Friday, September 4, 2009

The 4 R's: Reading, Riting, Relaxing and... Romance?

What do you do for relaxation? Do you ever stop writing? I don't. I said to my husband last night that we should go on a cruise. That way I'd have limited internet access. "Yes, honey," he said. "But you could still write." Damn it! I hate when he's right.

Part of me thinks I should take writing breaks every now and then, and part of me thinks that's the dumbest idea I ever had. Why would I? What would I do? I know, I could read! In fact, that is one of the things I'm planning on doing over the next four glorious days."There is nothing more blissful my eyes can see, than me and thee by the beautiful sea." And Allison Winn Scotch's TIME OF MY LIFE, which I've started reading and can't put down.

So, I'll dig my toes into the sand, take walks along the beach, jump a few waves, and read! That sounds good. That's not writing. Then we'll have nice dinners and walk along the boardwalk. That's not writing, either. Then I'll go back to our lovely room at the quaint B&B in Avon by the Sea and I'll..... WRITE! Yes, that's what I'll do, I'll write! After all, I still need to meet my 1,000 word/day mark, don't I? Of course, I do, silly!

So, that's the plan. Relaxing, reading, toe-digging, beach-walking, wave-jumping, and writing. And who knows - maybe even a little romance...Now, that's what I call a vacation!

Oooh! That vacation sounds heavenly! Wish I were there...with my husband, though it would be nice to meet up with you and yours. Of course the first thing you and I would talk about is writing. The second thing we'd talk about is writing. The third thing....And then we'd go our seperate ways and go write!And then we'd sit on the beach and read about writing. And then we'd tell our husband's about each other's writing. Perfect vacation! LOL!!!!

Avon-by-the-Sea is one of my family's favorite shore spots! Have a great time. And taking a writing break is often a good thing. Clears your mind, sparks new ideas, gets you to see things from a different perspective. Lucky you!

Amy, It is so awesome here! I've been writing while sitting at the beach - much better than writing in my room at home, except I have to do it by "hand" instead of w/my laptop! Also, the scenes just flow through my head instead of my "hoping" they'll come when I write at home. Weird.

You need a patch just like a smoker! :) BUT-I say NO WAY should u take a break from writing!! SO many authors get stuck with writer's block and u have NO idea when that could happen!! Write as much as u can EVERY day!! ...unless u NEVER get writer's block-in which case, I'm gonna throw water balloons at u cuz it's not fair!! :)AND- I have an internet and writing problem too--I think those 2 things may come hand in hand now that we write ON computers! :) NO rehab for us!!!

Penny, A patch like for smokers - that's hilarious! I'm lucky. Every day when I sit down to write, I worry nothing will come out. Invariably, within an hour or two I've written 1-2k words. I love the creative process, revel in it, adore it, and am humbled by it. What an honor it is to be a writer.;-)

There's no way to stop writing, I find. I like to say, it's my crack pipe. When we go camping, there will be no electrical outlets but I'll be taking print outs to work on. It never stops. I never want it to.

Did I read writing break? I know I may be focused on the wrong part of your posting, but writing break? Is that like a breathing break? I steal any moment I can to fiercely tap on my keyboard. Preferable without the distractions of internet access... A vacation sounds good.. a writing vacation, is even better. My honeymoon is where I drew the line,only because I feared for the safety of my laptop. Journal did come along though...

Jim, Yup, I was open to a writing break, but (thankfully!) it didn't happen. In fact, being away from my "usual" writing setting seemed to get the writing juices flowing more easily. I wrote nearly 2k words without even trying!;-)

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